This only tangentially relates to the article above, but in our last game, despite losing 15 minutes to a medical emergency, we ended the game at 9:00. And that was because the refs called very few fouls, especially in the first half. I remember thinking that the first half was fun and interesting and then realizing at half time that the refs were letting them play. Now, I suppose one could argue that the refs missed calls but I would rather have that than the opposite.